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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mike Blaisdell
Selected in first round
No. 11 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born January 18, 1960
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Regina (WHL)                                 
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 ReginaSJHL 6070 46116 43
  ReginaWCHL 65 510 2
1978-79 WisconsinWCHA 207 18 4
1979-80 ReginaWHL 6371 38109 62

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL All-Star Second Team:
1979-80 (Regina)
WHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (Regina) (16 goals)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 9 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... No. 15 prospect on NHL  Central Scouting's final ranking of 1980 draft-eligible players. ... Left Wisconsin at start of his sophomore year because he felt playing major-junior hockey would improve his stock for the 1980 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Detroit at Vancouver)
Numbers:  14, 21 (Detroit); 18 (NYR); 26 (Pittsburgh); 22 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1996
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1980-1989 DET, NYR, PIT, TOR343 7084 154166
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1988 Toronto6 12 310

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader):
1985-86 (plus-15)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1985-86 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 6, 1985, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with separated left shoulder, suffered in Pittsburgh's Oct. 28, 1986, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with finger injury, suffered in January 1989.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Adirondack (AHL); Tulsa (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Team Canada; Schwenningen (Germany); Albany (IHL); Durham, Nottingham, Sheffield (Great Britain)
World Championships: 1995 (Great Britain) (7th place, Pool B) (as assistant coach)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1981 (Adirondack)
CHL Adams Cup: 1984 (Tulsa)
Great Britain Championship: 1991, 1992 (Durham) 2001 (Sheffield) (as head coach), 2002 (Sheffield) (as head coach)
Great Britain Coach of Year: 1994-95 (Nottingham), 2001-02, 2002-03 (Sheffield)
Coaching Career: Named Nottingham (Great Britain) head coach prior to 1993-94 season, resumed playing for team prior to 1994-95 season and remained in player-head coach role until Nov. 11, 1999. ... Named Sheffield (Great Britain) head coach on Nov. 16, 1999, and remained in that position through 2002-03 season.
Education: Attended University of Saskatchewan during off-seasons of his early playing days.
Miscellaneous: Was on Tulsa (CHL) team that suspended operations on Feb. 16, 1984, playing only road games for season's final six weeks. Despite adversity, the team went on to win the league's playoff title. ... Worked at hockey school in Regina, Saskatchewan, during off-seasons of his early playing days. ... Owned two health clubs in Regina during his playing days. ... Joined Team Canada for 1989-90 season. The international experience helped him launch a career in European hockey. ... Signed with Durham (Great Britain) in January 1991. ... Ended playing career to be full-time British coach after 1995-96 season, but came out of retirement to play occasional games for teams he was coaching over the next five years. ... Founded Mike Blaisdell Hockey School in Sheffield, England, in 1997. ... Recognized as the most accomplished coach in British hockey history, having won 11 titles at various levels of the sport (three Benson & Hedges Cups, three Superleague regular-season titles, back-to-back Superleague playoff titles in 2001 and 2002, and three Challenge Cup titles).
Personal: Nicknamed "Wally" and "Blazer." ... Full name is Michael Walter Blaisdell.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Detroit traded Blaisdell, Willie Huber and Mark Osborne to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Ron Duguay, Eddie Mio and Eddie Johnstone on June 13, 1983.

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SNAPSHOT '80
Total Selected: 210
Forwards: 122
Defense: 71
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 138
Tier II Junior: 7
College Players: 42
High School: 8
Canadian: 159
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 35
U.S.-Born: 35
European: 13
Reached NHL: 132
Won Stanley Cup: 24
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 17
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 19
Picks Traded: 25
 
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